Toy sling



(No Model.)

L. B. MYERS.

TOY SLING.

No. 363,756. I Patented May 24,1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS B. MYERS, OF FREMONT, OHIO.

TOY SLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 363,756, dated May 24,1887.

Application filed April 13, 1886. Serial No. 198,726. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEWIS B. MYERs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fre mont, in the county of Sandusky and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Slings; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to toy slings. Heretofore these articles asgenerally constructed have been too large and ungainly to bc carried inthe pocket.

The object of the present invention is to produce a toy sling which,while possessing all the necessary and desirable qualifications, shallbe capable of being folded into a small and compact body, in order tofacilitate its being carried in the pocket.

WVith these objects in view the invention consists, essentially, in afolding sling. Furthermore, the invention consists in various noveldetails of construction, as will be here inafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated three forms of devicesby which the ob j ect of my invention may be attained.

In Figure 1 I have shown two pieces of wood or other suitable materialso pivoted'at or about their centers as to render them capable of beingfolded compactly together. Fig. 2 illustrates a sling, preferably madeof metal, in which the prong portion and the handle portion are madeseparately and connected by a joint of such construction as to allow theparts to be folded together. Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate other forms ofcrotch,which may be folded to occupy a small amount of space. Fig. 5 isa side elevation of a portion of the prong portion and handleportion,showing the disk-joint.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings, the letters A A represent pieces of wood,metal, or other suitable material pivoted together at a point, a, whichis preferably about the center of the pieces, in such manner as to allowthe same to be compactly folded together. The bands B of rubber areattached in any suitable or convenient manner to the upper ends of thesestrips, and the other ends of the bands are at tached to themissile-holder O.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings I have shown a crotch made of two separableportions-namely, the upper crotch portion, D, and the lower handleportion, E. The crotch portion'is provided at a point about the centerbetween its ends with a reduced part, (1, and the upper end of thehandle is provided with a shoul- Ger-hook, e, which hooks over thisreduced portion. The handle is provided with ashoulder, 6, which, whenthe parts are in position ready for use, rests against the shoulder dupon the crotch portion.

In Fig. 8 I have shown a sling in which the crotch portion and thehandle are secured together by a joint of such form that the handle maybe turned in one direction to fold it upon the crotch portion and beretained by a suitable shoulder against the movement in the otherdirection when the sling is in use. In this form the center portion ofthe crotch is provided with a depending flange, f, and with a pin, fwhich, when the parts are in place, passes through openings in theseprojections, and also through an opening in the upper end of the handle.

111 the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings thehandle and prong are attached by means of a simple diskjoint-that is,the upper end of the handle and the lower end of the crotch are providedwith the disk-faces 9, having a central opening, g, through which thepin passes, upon which the parts are free to turn. Thus it will be seenthat the two parts may be turned upon each other in order to fold themtogether compactly, and at the same time any strain created in the useof the toy does not change the relative positions of the parts.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A toy sling in which the prongs of the crotch portion are pivoted andcapable of folding upon each other, substantially as described.

2. The pieces A A, pivoted together and 'provided with slits or openingsto receive the throwing band or bands, in combination with and such bandor hands and with the missile-holder, In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in 10 the whole comprisinga folding sling, substanpresence oftwo witnesses. tially as set forth.

3. A toy sling consisting of a crotch por- LEWIS B. MYERS. 5 tion and ahandle portion made separate, secured together by a suitable pin forminga Witnesses:

pivot, each portion being provided with a CHAS. L. SEWARD, shoulder,whereby movement in one direction LEWIS O. MYERS. only is allowed,substantially as described.

